Christ complex

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Christ complex (also superiority complex) is a psychological term used loosely to describe any individual mentally fixed on superiority or the claim of being a savior. There are many types of disorders in which the Christ complex comes into play. The extreme example is a psychopath: someone who comes to operate without any regard for other humans.

This term is used by psychologists in referring to people who feel a compulsion to try to save other human beings; i.e. attracted to single women with children who have been abused or distressed in an attempt to "save" them from their current lifestyle.

[edit] See also

• Messianic complex
• List of people who have claimed to be Jesus